Last year I reported that 138 Singapore based entities transferred $254 million in weapons materials to the junta. The government launched an investigation. I am about to tell the HR Council that weapons transfers by Singapore-based entities have dropped by 83 percent.

Today I will tell the UN Human Rights Council that appeasement and engagement with the military junta in Myanmar without conditions is not working. The first condition for future engagement must be that the killing must stop. webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k…

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A weakened military junta is becoming an even greater threat to civilians, doubling down on village attacks as it imposes a draft. Horrified at the prospect of being forced into the junta’s reign of terror, young people will continue to avoid conscription any way that they can.

Forcing citizens to join its military, even as it attacks their villages, is demonstrating junta weakness while further inflaming public rage. UN Member States should respond with action that further weakens the junta and supports a people under siege. apnews.com/article/myanma…

Here is a translation of my post that, despite challenges and conflicts impacting other regions of the world, the crisis in Myanmar, where half a million have been displaced in just the last few weeks, cannot be ignored.

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Escalating armed conflict and attacks on Myanmar civilians by junta forces have displaced over half a million in the last few weeks. The world cannot ignore this crisis. It is imperative to stop the junta's access to the weapons and money it uses to commit probable war crimes.

The Myanmar junta is responding to more losses of territory and troops with brutal attacks on villages. The world should respond by recognizing the National Unity Government while providing it and EROs with robust aid to protect and support those under fire.

I am currently preparing a report on the gendered impacts of the coup and conflict in Myanmar. I would welcome and greatly appreciate all relevant input from individuals, CSOs, INGOs, governments and others. Submission deadline is December 22, 2023. ohchr.org/en/calls-for-i…

Hundreds of Tatmadaw soldiers have defected since the launch of Operation 1027. I am horrified but not surprised that the junta is responding with brutal attacks on civilians, including children, as they try to hide from these assaults. The world must hold them accountable.

Here is a link to today's UNGA session that is scheduled to begin at 3:00 EDT this afternoon. media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k…
And, to my written report to the UN General Assembly. ohchr.org/en/documents/c…

Today I will tell the UNGA that while the world is beset by horrible conflagrations of violence, Member States must not lose sight of the raging fire of brutality that is burning inside of Myanmar. Strong, coordinated action is imperative. media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k…

The world shares responsibility for the dozens killed in a Myanmar junta attack on a Kachin State IDP camp. Statements of condemnation ring hollow in the absence of coordinated action that denies the junta the money, weapons and legitimacy that enable its relentless atrocities.

I'm looking forward to providing Congressional testimony today at 2:30 PM EDT on the crisis in Myanmar and how the US can most effectively work with and for a people under siege. You can follow the hearing live here: humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/hearing…

I am about to tell the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that what the people of Myanmar need is less rhetoric and more action to deny the junta weapons, money and legitimacy. Join it here. media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k…

Today I launch my latest report 'The Billion Dollar Death Trade: The International Arms Networks that Enable Human Rights Violations in Myanmar' at 11:00 AM EDT at UN Headquarters in NYC. Here is a link to the news conference: media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k….

Terrified at the triple whammy threatening millions in the path of Cyclone Mocha: mass displacement driven by Myanmar military attacks; a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by world indifference; the extreme vulnerability of those stuck in flimsy shelters in flood prone areas.

#Japan ’s leadership will be vital in recalibrating a failing international response to the deteriorating crisis in Myanmar, says UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews urging Japanese govt to step up pressure on Myanmar’s military junta

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